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Qasem, Islam Y.

Oil and security policies : Saudi Arabia, 1950-2012 / by Islam Y. Qasem. - 1 online resource. - International comparative social studies, v. 32 1568-4474 ; . - International Comparative Social Studies 32. Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287488. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Introduction / Rentier Theory and Saudi Arabia / Neo-Rentier Theory / The Pre-Boom (1950–1970) / The First Boom (1970–1985) / The Bust (1985–2000) / The Second Boom (2000–2012) / Conclusion / Bibliography / Index / Islam Y. Qasem -- Islam Y. Qasem -- Islam Y. Qasem -- Islam Y. Qasem -- Islam Y. Qasem -- Islam Y. Qasem -- Islam Y. Qasem -- Islam Y. Qasem -- Islam Y. Qasem -- Islam Y. Qasem -- Islam Y. Qasem.

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With one quarter of proven oil reserves and the largest oil production in the world, Saudi Arabia has been at the center of world politics. Its vast oil resources have been utilized in various ways to maximize internal and external security. While oil revenue allowed the Saudi state to buy off legitimacy at home and abroad, the Saudi state exploited oil supply to either forge alliances with or pressure consuming and producing countries. By providing an insightful account of how oil resources shaped Saudi security policies since the mid-twentieth century, Islam Y. Qasem offers a timely contribution to the study of oil politics and the interrelationship between economic interdependence and security.

ISBN: 9789004277731

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004277731 DOI

LCCN: 2015028649

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--Saudi Arabia.
Energy consumption--Political aspects--Saudi Arabia.
Internal security--Saudi Arabia.
National security--Saudi Arabia.
Security, International--Saudi Arabia.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Saudi Arabia--Foreign relations.

LC Class. No.: HD9576.S32 / Q26 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 338.2/72820953809045